رؤية الأسرى المسيحيين للجزائر العثمانية

        The history of Algeria during the Ottoman era received great attention from foreign writers because of the military and political power it constituted at that time in the Mediterranean. These writings were numerous, including memoirs by European travelers, prisoners, and consuls. Our attention was drawn to one of these writings that belonged to one of the Italian prisoners, Filippo Pananti, who He was captured in 1813 AD by Rais Hamidou, and despite his short stay in Algeria, he was able to present twenty-four chapters in his book. in which he presented various aspects of life in Algeria, he focused on the relations between Algeria and the European kingdoms and paid great attention to the issue of Christian prisoners and their ransom; and maritime piracy. In this article we will try to monitor the explanation he provided about the various aspects of the lives of the Algerians under the Turks rule, as well as the recommendations he provided to eliminate Algeria’s expansion and control over the Mediterranean Sea.

Keywords: Algeria, Ottoman Empire, Christian Captives, Filippo Pananti.